The content describes the narrator's encounter with unusual topiary figures in Mrs. Boyer's front yard. The figures appear to be human-shaped shrubs that move in a lifelike yet unpredictable manner, creating a sense of unease and fascination in the narrator.
The narrator initially walks past the figures, but is drawn back by a boy's greeting. The figures are described as "woman-shaped" and "monolith in shrinking frame", suggesting an uncanny, almost supernatural quality. The narrator becomes "the exact image they were supposed to be", implying a sense of being drawn into the figures' world.
The narrator's past experiences with Mrs. Boyer's gardening, such as pruning lavender bushes, are recalled, suggesting a familiarity with the setting that contrasts with the unsettling nature of the encounter. The figures' movements are described as both "predictable and unpredictable", further adding to the sense of the uncanny.
Overall, the content explores the narrator's reaction to these anthropomorphic topiary figures, which seem to possess a lifelike quality that blurs the line between the natural and the artificial, the animate and the inanimate.
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by Roman Newell : medium.com 09-24-2024
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